Pica pica strolls
in the yard of magnolia
my eyes track on him
to give him a close-up shot
with spotlight of glowing spring
Wonderful Tanka, Magnolia's look so magnificent when in bloom.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
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These poems all share a moral purpose: to show that the creation and appreciation of beauty enhances oue world, and on the smallest level of nature we find a mechanism that turns nature into art and makes art natural. And nothing is possessed in these poems. There is a letting-go, a freeing yourself to live carefree rather than being bound by materialism.